Word Counter
FeaturedText & ContentCount words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs with reading time.
What is Word Counter?
Word Counter analyses any block of text and instantly reports word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, estimated reading time, and keyword frequency — all without uploading your content anywhere.
How to use Word Counter
Paste or type your text
Paste an article, essay, email, or any text into the input area. The stats update on every keystroke.
Read the stats strip
The 9-cell stats grid shows words, characters, chars without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, lines, avg word length, reading time, and speaking time.
Explore keyword density
Click the Keywords tab to see every significant word ranked by frequency. Useful for SEO content optimisation.
View character frequency
The Char Frequency tab shows a horizontal bar chart of the most common letters in your text.
Who uses Word Counter?
Blog post optimisation
Content writers & SEOs
Check word count targets (1500+ words for long-form content), keyword density, and reading time to optimise before publishing.
Academic writing
Students
Verify that an essay meets assignment word limits and identify over-used words that make writing repetitive.
Social media copy
Marketing teams
Count characters for Twitter/X posts, LinkedIn updates, and meta descriptions to stay within platform limits.
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FAQ
How is reading time calculated?+
Does it count HTML tags?+
Can I analyze keyword density?+
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